Leconte de Lisle

Poemes Barbares

Exotic poems celebrating savage and primitive cultures

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Leconte de Lisle
Leconte de Lisle

French Parnassian poet who was the leader of the Parnassian movement. His Poemes Antiques and Poemes Barbares sought a cold, formal perfection against Romantic emotionalism.

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